Llangynidr
| Llangynidr | |
| Brecknockshire | |
|---|---|
 Llangynidr bridge over the River Usk in winter | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO153191 |
| Location: | 51°51’52"N, 3°13’52"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,800 |
| Post town: | Crickhowell |
| Postcode: | NP8 |
| Dialling code: | 01874 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Powys |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Brecon & Radnorshire |
Llangynidr is a village in Brecknockshire about four miles west of Crickhowell and nine miles south-east of Brecon. The River Usk flows through the village as does the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal on which there are four locks.
The village is notionally divided into Upper and Lower Llangynidr. The remains of a mediæval reeve's house have been discovered in the course of archaeological excavations in the centre of the village.
The village has two public houses, a church and two chapels.
Brief history
Sir William Herbert, Knight of Raglan Castle was granted the manors of Tretower Castle and Crickhowell just after the accession of Edward IV in 1442.[1] At that time this village was part of the manor of Tretower.
The land was then in the ownership of the Earls of Worcester until the nineteenth and early twentieth century when much of Llangynidr was part of the Glanusk Park estate.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "An Introduction to the History of Llangynidr" Dorethea Watkins 1986 Langynidr Local History Society
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Llangynidr) |
- Photos of Llangynidr and surrounding area on geograph
- Old photos of Llangynidr
- Genuki on Llangynidr with links
- Brecon Beacons Park Society on Llangynidr
Further reading
- Shadows in a Landscape (Llangynidr Local History Society, 2000)
